²¹ And she said, Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to Adonijah your brother for a wife.

²¹ And Ahithophel said to Absalom, Go in to your father's women who are here looking after his house; then all Israel will have the news that you are hated by your father, and the hands of your supporters will be strong.

²² So they put up the tent for Absalom on the top of the house, and Absalom went in to his father's women before the eyes of all Israel.

³ So after searching through all the land of Israel for a fair young girl, they saw Abishag the Shunammite, and took her to the king.